Tamil Nadu Forward Bloc was a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, India

India

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. The party was founded in 1981 through the merger of National Forward Bloc

National Forward Bloc

National Forward Bloc was a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party was founded in 1977 by K. Kandaswamy and T.P.M. Periyasami, following a split from the All India Forward Bloc....

 and Pasumpon Forward Bloc

Pasumpon Forward Bloc

Pasumpon Forward Bloc was a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party was founded in 1980 by C. Ayyanan Ambalam, following a split from the National Forward Bloc . In 1981, NFB and PFB merged and formed the Tamil Nadu Forward Bloc....

. by C. Ayyanan Ambalam, following a split from the National Forward Bloc

National Forward Bloc

National Forward Bloc was a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party was founded in 1977 by K. Kandaswamy and T.P.M. Periyasami, following a split from the All India Forward Bloc....

 (NFB).

In 1983, the party suffered a severe split. One section of the party rallied around P.K. Muruthamalingam and formed the Democratic Forward Bloc

Democratic Forward Bloc

Democratic Forward Bloc is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. It was formed as a break-away faction of the Tamil Nadu Forward Bloc. DFB was formed in 1983. Initially it was led by P.K. Muthuramalingam....

. Another group, led by K. Kandasamy

K. Kandasamy

K. Kandasamy was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Andipatti constituency in the 1977 election....

 broke away and formed the All India Forward Bloc (Kandasamy). The rump TNFB was led by C. Ayyanan Ambalam.